Huo Xiaocheng knew about Ping'er's serious injury, but he was happy and overjoyed to have defended the city, and Chunying couldn't cry here. The young man spurred his horse and galloped towards the brothel.
"Father, I want to cry too," Huo Xiaolong said, clutching the man's red tassel.
The streets were lined with people welcoming the border army. Huo Shuwen, holding a spear with the head of the enemy general still on it, was a particularly popular figure. The man handed the spear to Xiao Lanyi, gesturing for him to hold it for a while, as Xiong Ying needed to take his wife and children home.
The border commander numbly took the spear. Fine, he'd gotten used to Huo Shuwen's mind after all this time.
What commander-in-chief, what superior? In his eyes, they're all just two-armed, two-legged people. When it comes to fighting, I'll just listen to you. But if you want me to fawn over you like others do, sorry, no way.
"Dr. Gu, my two daughters still..."
The old man, looking weary, sat in the main seat, looked at the crowd surrounding him, shook his head slightly, and said...
"You saved their lives with ginseng pills, but... but their injuries are internal... they might... not make it."
"Why not? Why can't it be? Can you tell me what medicine you need? Grandpa Gu, please save my two older sisters."
While wiping away his tears, Huo Xiaolong tugged at Gu Shilin's sleeve and cried. This time, it wasn't a tantrum; instead, he looked at Gu Shilin with his big, watery eyes as tears streamed down his face.
"Long'er, your two older sisters' internal organs are all damaged, do you know that? The pills can only protect their heart meridians. Even if there are a continuous supply of pills to prolong their lives, they will only be able to lie in bed for the rest of their lives and never wake up again."
"And it hurts a lot, my internal organs hurt a lot."
Upon hearing this, the little girl collapsed to the ground, extremely anxious, constantly kneading something in her hands in an attempt to ease her anxiety.
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